Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-11

Aliss ministers Of Loadan, at q mestiAR
bald today, adopted almost anani-
meusly q rasoiution offered by Or.
PEkefs Of the City Tsmpie. proteStin1
against tie Irish oosruion bill noe be-
fsre Parliament. dsnandine that tAe
Irish people shall Be treated With justice
and urging the Government 30 adopt q
policy Of couciliation in dealing with
The Irish question.
Fanous rrapper Murdered.
LITTLE Rock (AFk.l. Nay l0-Daa
bRiasoW. the famous Arkansas trappeE,
was murdered az Bayou Bartholomew
while sattinQ hia trAps. The party laid
in smhash for him and after killing the
cid man, robbed him Of t4oo. There is
ns trace Of the psrpstratoFs.
Death % General stevens.
NAsEuA IN. H., MAY l0-GanaFal
Aaron Fletcher Stevens died this morn
ing from q kidRey difficulty arising from
wounds received In the battle before
Petersburg.
A songAGreas suing Ter salary.
NEw YoaK, May 10.-Madame Char
l0tte Pinncr, q sonCstress, Ia suing the
American OpeFA Company IN the Su-
prems Court for $500 due hsF as salary,
and alss $500 damage 10 her reputation. /.
Today the Court heard an argument In
q motion 30 make Thomas j. Rioney,
receiver Of the company, q party 20 the
defendaHt and decision vas reserved.
RevoltsnG wife Harder.
BALTIMORE. May l0.-Wm. Ritter, q
grocer doing business In this county
a.. v..1tau nmIa - shta ala eksa w,.nww.sv.r.
had fight With bis wife, whioh resulted
10 his picking up an axe aad splitting
Der skull nearly IN half, killing her tn
SANITY. The couple have been living
happily together for some years, and
the cause Of the killing Ia unknown.
irish COnsIables Becoming American
CITIZENS.
INV YoEK, May le.-Tvelvs Irish
Who resigned their ofaeea
because they we're compelled % carry
On evicti0ns, and who arrived In Nsw
York last week, today announooa their
Of becoming citizens Of the
Gated States. by ding their Appliea-
liens in the Court Of OommOn PleaA
Defending meleniie.
Pans. NAV 10.-In relation 20 q dis
patch from Berlin stating that expert
nenta showed that Delsnits aecomposea
Z kspt long, and is therefore Of no uss
lor var purposes. the Government as
lerts that the substance expeFimensed
sith in Berlin vas not naelenite, and
he assertion is based on the fact that
is unknown in Germany.
Earthquake Disturbances.
GuAHMAa Mex. May 10. - 1hs
hooks continue az Uree. Many build
nRs are cracked and rendered unsafe.
Nobody has yet been hurt, bat the In
lAhitsnts are leaving as fast ss possible.
| large slice Of mountain near the
own fell down With q tsrEible crash.
rhe friction I'd the rocks ignited the
gooda, causing the belief that volcano
lad broken out. Az Delioea. Santa
elena mine, the earthquake caused q
lrsat panic. The whole hill fell down.
catering the rocks amongst l60 per.
ons. Fortunately nobody was hurt
The districts beyond telegFaphio GEM
ounioation have not been heard fFOm.
be authorities are awaiting oouriera.
Robbery the MstiVe.
STKuHKNvTLLR (Ohi0), May l0.-ME.
1anbAker, OF Holidays Gave. West Vir-
linia. left home yesterday afternoon,
md returning this morning. found bic
rife and mother dead IN the sitting
oom, With their beads mashed BY .
ar pin and an axe Was lying beside the
,odies. Robbery was Supposed 10 be
he motive OF the murder.
Southern Bsptisls.
LOUISVILLE. May l0.-At today's ses-
ion of the southern Baptist Oonven-
ion resolutions eOndemninR the sale
nd use Of liquor a. a beverage, and
Importing the Prohibitionists. was
,assed. After the election Of ofiioers
nd official boards, the convention ad-
ouFnod 10 meet on the seooRd Medne4-
lay Of May, 1888, Richmond, Va.
suing q wealthy Banker.
scRASToS (Pa.), May l0.-FFanklin
Howell, q wealthy banker Of this city,
vas sued today by Pittsbnfg lady for
| breach OF promise, the damages asked
leing $4,000. About year age Howell
sas sasd by q well known Scranton
adv. Who laid damages a. el5. zoo. That
,ase vas settled mutually. IL is thought
hat Howell Is not sane and an applica-
ion will be made 10 the eourt for the
Of q committee 20 take
,haFge Of his estate.
AsflgnmeRs Of q Heavy Land owner.
sAx FAANoIsoo. May l0.-W. B. Tod
hunter, q cattle owner Of Sacramento,
who owns l7o.o00 acres Of
and In Oregon and 5000 IN this state,
has assigned 70 Hayes. CaEriek a Co,
of Oakland, California His liabilities
Ars said 10 be $4,000.
Y. n. G. A. CoavenfiSn.
sAS FRLNcrsco, May l0.-Ons hundred
and fifty dsleRates from all parts Of the
United States and Canada arrived here
today. 20 attend the Intsrnational Con
ventiOn Of the Yeurg Meas Christian
which will be opened 30
morrow.
Death Of the Largest MeFse.
PErALUMA (oal), May To- Psints-
mas, the largest horae 10 the world, died
last night. He vas owned BY 3 company
ana valued at 5000.
sale Of Property Near the Ciig MSuse.
sAs FRANcTsoo, May 10.-A plat Of
Land. 600 feet square. about 1000 fset
northeast Of the Cliff House, 90 the
bluff, vas sold today 81 auction for
3l0, 200. The purchaser vas W. Il. Sloan.
Adolph Sutro vas represented amona
the bidders. He claims 10 have swneA
the property, before II vas decided 10 the
0OvernmentN for Lighthouse purposes.
and his attorney 10 authority for the
assertion that MF. Sulro will contest tins
Legality Of the sale and purchase 0f the
property.
Inatrsetisna 90 cFuiseFA
OTTAWA (Ont.), May 10. - Il is re-
ported that Instructions have been for
warded 20 the fisheries cruisers 10 re-
main in port until farther oFdeEs are
received.
Death Warrant Issaed.
sAzrA FE IN NJ. May 10 --GOverpoF
Ross hes issued the death warrant for
Jas. r. Thomasson. who killed BeF-
ehaili, q year and q half aRO, near Luna
Valley. Ihomasson vas 10 have been
exeeassd on February l0th, bat be has
lEies besn Ffspsted, asd strong e6orts
have been made 20 have the sentence
commuted 10 impFisonment for life. he
WiIl be exesated on Friday next.
change OT omeers.
WAsHuoTaN, May lO.-Tbe folloVinR
changes 10 tbe War Department have
been ordered: Major Charles McCura,
relieved from duty at Nswpsrt BarFaeka,
Ksnlurky, Jaly LIST, and ordered 70 FL
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